[TowerTalk] Ground wire gauge

[jacobsen_5 at msn.com]

Dave, That is more than likely true. When I read an article like that, I overlook the "fluff" (solder connections), and try to get as much of the "meat and 'taters" out of it as I can so that I can MAYBE apply it to my situation.......

That is all
K9WN  Jake


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Gilbert<mailto:xdavid at cis-broadband.com> 
  To: jacobsen_5 at msn.com<mailto:jacobsen_5 at msn.com> 
  Cc: aa6e at ewing.homedns.org<mailto:aa6e at ewing.homedns.org> ; towertalk<mailto:towertalk at contesting.com> 
  Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 8:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ground wire gauge




  Yes, but why would anyone rely on soldered connections (as for the coax 
  shield to braided ground cable)?  Solder would definitely have the 
  highest resistance per unit volume in the whole chain, and it melts when 
  it gets hot.  I would think such a connection would be more like a fuse 
  that blows before the surge has progressed very far.

  73,
  Dave   AB7E


  jacobsen_5 at msn.com<mailto:jacobsen_5 at msn.com> wrote:
  > Martin wrote:
  > "More copper (and more surface area) for lightning protection are always 
  > better, like 4/0.  I ran across an interesting commercial installation 
  > here: http://tinyurl.com/2v5sea<http://tinyurl.com/2v5sea<http://tinyurl.com/2v5sea%3Chttp://tinyurl.com/2v5sea>> .
  >
  > 73 Martin AA6E"
  >
  > Now THAT was interesting reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  >
  > 73
  > K9WN  Jake
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